A little free time

SO last night I came down with a touch of the consumption but I woke up this morning feel fine. Breakfast was at 7 am. We had bread, dulce de leche, star fruit juice and tea. Star fruit juice is the best juice I ever tasted. It is made of nothing but loads and loads of smashed star fruit, QUE RICO!

After breakfast the 4 girls, Nia, Nili, Harri, and myself, walked to nearby park where we picked up a collectivo. Its about a 15 minute ride and costs 50 centimos, around 15 cents (the same price as a half hour on the internet) We arrived at the orphanageat around 815.

In the mornings I work with the little babies. Today Nili , me, and one of the 2 nurses in charge of all the babies, took 3 of them a nearby clinic for a checkup. The nurse told me a little history about the children we were with. My favorite, Nayeli, is 9 months old. She was found abandoned in a small village in the jungle 20 days ago. It{s very sad to work there though I suppose ill get used to it. The babies cry in their cribs and the moment you touch them their faces light up with happiness. They all really crave human contact so I guess we are helping them in some way. Apparently there are almost always volunteers so the babies have time to play. When there are no volunteers there are only 2 people payed to work.

SO anyway, the reason for my free time is that my class with the five year olds was canceled because there is something wrong with there classroom. What exactly i am not sure. I suppose ill find out tomorrow.

Once again, I apologize for typos. The computers here have slightly different keyboards and it appears some of my keys are mislabeled.

Hope all is well back in the States.

NICOLE